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I did a little more sanding on the skeleton and got a couple coats of primer on both sides. I took a drill with a wire wheel and cleaned up the inside of the panels. I used a 3M "rapid strip" wheel on a grinder and went over all the outer surfaces of the panels smoothing out gashes in the paint and sanding down high spots. These panels are pretty rough I might end up just getting the entire vehicle shot in bedliner.

Its time to change direction again. I found a m998 rolling chassis on craigslist a few hours from me. I talked the owner into selling me just the body. I am trying to keep as many of the dodges systems as possible. I want the dodge heater and AC instead of the Hummve heater only. I have been trying to remove the HVAC system from my Dodge but I have had no luck...If anyone has experience in pulling the HVAC system any advice is helpful.

I did a bit of refurbishing on the Fuel filler neck. The metal part had been pulled from the plastic part tearing the mounting holes. I made a washer of sorts out of some 10ga 5052 aluminum. I also glass bead blasted the inside of the unit.

I was having issues with disconnecting the AC lines. After spending 3 hours on the connections I finally got them disconnected. I still need to pull the dash again and see if the HVAC unit pulls out now. The other projects have been nagging me as well.

I finally picked up a Dually rear axle to match the front. A 2013 AAM 11.5 axle 4.10 gears. The only issue it has is one hub wont turn (i have a feeling the E-brake is just locked up). The other thing is it is an open diff so a limited slip is definitely in order at some point. Even as wide as this thing is, its still 3" narrower than the front. I figure i will just add a 1/2" spacer to each side and live with it. Now I get to buy yet another specialty socket to pull the hubs...